Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Nov 21, 2024 20:14

ZENIT Staff

Since 1970, Ireland has seen a 70% drop in the number of priests and religious

The RSVP program also encourages local councils to provide non-financial support

Pope Francis welcomed a group of 86 seminarians and their instructors from the ecclesiastical province of Toledo

“It is truly heartening that 21 men have begun their journey as seminarians across various institutions

The 21-year-old athlete, born in Toledo, Ohio, USA, began the weightlifting sport at 17.

Bishop Onah asked the faithful to support the new priests with their prayers and not interfere in their ministry.

Local Church•Pope Francis•Vocations

The 4 vicinity of the priest: Pope receives fifth Spanish seminary in Vatican (Getafe)

Pope Francis Engages with Spanish Seminarians in Heartfelt Vatican Encounter

Aug 03, 2024 19:30

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

Jesuits open their first training centre in Bangladesh

There are now 28 Jesuits in the South Asian country, the vast majority of whom are native vocations.

Jul 13, 2024 16:09

Amy Balog

Local Church•Vocations

UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

At the ordination Mass at Westminster Cathedral, Thomas Blackburn, Domagoj Matakovic and Robert Smialek were surrounded by family and friends, supporting them as they began their journey of priesthood

Jul 04, 2024 17:39

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vocations

A Good Year of Vocational Harvests in Some Dioceses of the United States: These Are the Data

This significant increase of Ordinations opens a hopeful future for the Catholic Church in the United States, in the context of a new generational change in the Church

Jun 30, 2024 05:50

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Testimonies•Vocations

A deaf-mute is ordained as a Catholic priest for the first time in Indian history

The 38-year-old member of the Congregation of the Holy Cross graduated from college in Mumbai before embracing the religious life. The new priest told AsiaNews: “My vocation and mission as a priest are to provide all the Sacraments in the Indian Sign Language to all deaf Catholics in India” as well as “support God calling” them to the religious life.

May 31, 2024 10:28

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations

21-Year-Old Leaves the World of Weights for the Priesthood: From Weightlifting Champion to the Seminary

Vocational Boom in Nigeria: Diocese Doubles Number of Priests in 10 Years

The 4 vicinity of the priest: Pope receives fifth Spanish seminary in Vatican (Getafe)

Jesuits open their first training centre in Bangladesh

UK: Three new priests for the Diocese of Westminster

A Good Year of Vocational Harvests in Some Dioceses of the United States: These Are the Data

A deaf-mute is ordained as a Catholic priest for the first time in Indian history